Knife rest



P 1951 H. M. LUNDE 2,567,817

KNIFE REST Filed Dec. 29, 1947 l4 l Inventor Her/ban M. Lunde y W w -Mzam Patented Sept. 11, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- KNIFE REST Herman M. Lunde, Austin, Minn.

Application December 29, 1947, Serial No. 794,247

This invention appertains to novel and useful improvements in cutlery appurtenances.

An object of this invention is to retain a knife in a convenient, safe and protecting manner.

Another object of this invention is to provide an extremely simple device of the character described which lends itself well to commercial manufacture.

Another purpose of this invention is to provide a base having integral legs with integral feet on said legs and a plate having a recess therein for accommodating the blade of a knife, while the handle thereof rests upon a table or another suitable support.

Ancillary objects and features of novelty will become apparent to those skilled in the art, in following the description of the preferred form 1 Claim. (Cl. 6565) of the invention, illustrated in the accompanying I drawings, wherein:

Figure l is a perspective view of the preferred form of the invention, showing the same utilized in association with the conventional knife;

Figure 2 is a plan view of the invention;

Figure 3 is an elevational side view of the invention shown in Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view of the invention shown in Figure 2 and taken substantially on the line 4-4 thereof and in the direction of the arrows; and,

Figure 5 is an elevational view showing a slightly modified form of the invention.

This invention has been conceived and developed to provide a device for the purpose of retaining a knife in a convenient, safe and protecting manner. It may be used in kitchens, as a portion of conventional tableware cutlery appurtenances or in many other environments. As is conventional it is found that persons rest their knives almost entirely in a dish when not in use or perhaps in the bread and butter plate. This practice however, interferes with certain vegetables or the like which might be on the plate. Certain other practices such as placing the knife blade on the edge of a plate and permitting the handle to rest on the table are carried out however, they are frowned upon by society as being improper.

The utility of the present invention provides a convenient location for the knife when utilized I as a portion of table cutlery. Of course, this device may also be utilized in kitchens wherein it is desired to retain a knife in a relatively safe manner during cooking operations and the like. The structure for performing the above men- 2 tioned functions may be seen particularly well in Figure 1.

A base In is provided with a plurality of integral legs I 2 and each leg has a foot integral therewith. This foot indicated at M, is simply bent at substantially degrees to the said legs l2.

A plate I6 is secured to the said base In by means of a curved or angular extension l8 which rests thereon. Of course, rivets, soldering, welding, small screws or the like may be utilized in this joining operation.

It will be noted that if it is found desirable (see Figures 1-4) the angular extension l8 may be obviated in preference to an integral construction. If the device is made of commercial plastic or metal, such construction is commercially desirable.

If on the other hand, it is found desirable to utilize the flange as is seen in Figure 5, it is desirable to attach the flange by some suitable means which will be attractive or, preferably invisible.

A conventional knife, generally indicated at 20 is illustrated in use in association with the plate l6. Here the blade thereof rests in a suitable recess 22 defined by a pair of legs 24 and 26 respectively extending from the said plate [6. By this construction lateral movement of the knife blade is substantially obviated.

Due to the extreme simplicity achieved by the present invention, a further description thereof is deemed unnecessary. However, it is apparent that variations may be made without departing from the spirit thereof.

Having described the invention, claimed as new is:

A knife rest for a single knife to hold the blade thereof elevated while the handle is supported on a table top, said knife rest comprising a circular base having legs fixed at the periphery thereof and feet at the ends of said legs, a vertical plate secured to said base and extending at substantially right angles thereto, the upper edge of said plate having a recess for retaining a knife blade, vertically rising legs at each end of said recess, and said recess having a substantially straight and horizontal bottom to form a contact surface for the entire width of the blade at one part of its length.

what is HERMAN M. LUNDE.

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